Paul Chapman

Paul is a Fellow in Operations Management at Saïd Business School at Oxford University, where he is the Director of the MSc in Major Programme Management. He is a leading expert on the learning and development of executives, especially the people responsible for leading the delivery of major programmes / major projects typically valued at $1billion+.

Paul is currently responsible for the UK Government's Major Project Leadership Academy, MPLA, a one-year, part-time programme for the Major Project Leaders responsible for delivering the UK Central Government's portfolio strategic projects valued at over 400bn.

In addition to the MPLA, Paul's work with the UK Government extends to include developing and delivering workshops for the Civil Services Permanent Secretaries and also for particular departments that bring together Ministerial teams and their Senior Civil Servants.

Before joining Saïd Business School, Paul was a senior research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management and previously was a member of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. He continues to be a member of the teaching faculty at Copenhagen Business School, where he has twice been elected teacher of year on the EMBA.